Our family just survived its first official storm in our van on the land.
We still have so many tasks to complete to be winter ready, and we've slowly been moving our way through them this month.
Saturday night's storm was something else, though. Of course, it was also the night our British summer time ended, so the night was a whole hour longer!
However, I felt so blessed and in such deep appreciation when I stepped out of the van at sunrise on Monday to the glorious energy of this sunrise.
I know why our ancestors worshipped the sun since moving closer to nature!
Last night, I was writing to a friend who'd DM'd to say she was glad we were safe, and I mentioned how much more I appreciate the calm after the wild nights.
It got me thinking about other areas of life too, like money or relationships, and how the tough times I've had in the last 2 years where money has felt slow to come in, or we've had to live from payment to payment and how I've then not always truly leaned into the depth of appreciation for the sunlight of money shining down on me.
We are saving right now for some really key things to get through the winter, and I've ended up with one of my lowest months income wise. This has spiked my anxiety and caused me to doubt my choices.
This realisation though, coupled with so much insight I've had from this the support I've received in spaces I'm part of through this year's challenges has got me on a mission to get back to the basics of deepening my appreciation in a way I've not done for some time.
The calm after the storm has cracked me open a little more to see the abundance and blessings nature is always bestowing. Even when she's wild, a touch scary, she rewards us with light, nourishment, and beauty.
So, from today on Substack -https://indigoskyholistic.substack.com/), I'm going to begin sharing 13 things every day that I appreciate. From the small, often overlooked things like the air I breathe or the beat of my heart to the larger, more exciting things like new clients booking in or progress made with the van. Come and follow my journey there or on BuyMeACoffee.
And don't forget that after every single storm You face, there will be a sunrise to help you see the light inside.
